Write an explanatory article on the topic of Egret Ancient Village.
brief introduction
The egret with a long history has many firsts and unique features: the first and only egret ancient village temple named after a lady in China, the first Hope Primary School in China, the first village-level folk museum in Jiangnan, and the only remaining golden brick in the Forbidden City. ...
The ancient residence of Egret is a crescent-shaped branch along Luxi, and the four main streets in the village look like a big word "Feng". Egret people have long used the people in the village to evaluate the main scenic spots, which are summarized as "Ten Scenes of Egret": Tianyichi, Eryicang, Sanyuanguan, Siyitang, Five Blessingg, Hexagon Pavilion, Guqi Temple, Bajiaojing, Jiuchengtang and Crossstreet. Although many of these ten neighborhood landscapes no longer exist today, these beautiful memento mori must be preserved in the heart of the old egret.
Egrets are mainly owned by ancestral halls, which can be divided into "worship type" and "dwelling worship type". From the perspective of architectural structure, most of them are "four waters return to the hall" formed by exquisite carved gatehouses and architectural entities around the courtyard. The outer wall of the ancestral hall is tall and straight, and every brick of the outer wall should be ground. In the era when there was no cement, people used glutinous rice and water instead. Despite nearly a thousand years of wind and rain, it is still as strong as ever.
Main attraction
Huilie Temple: also known as "Daguan Garden", it is the largest conjoined building of egrets, with only 16 patio in the front and back floors, which is equivalent to "Nine Wells and Eighteen Halls". There are also two well-preserved and beautifully carved stone piers in the lobby. The landlord in his 80 s told us that someone wanted to buy them with a large sum of money and was politely declined by the owner.
In addition to the stone pier, there are the above-mentioned golden bricks in the lobby. This gold brick is square, black and thick, with marks on one side. It is said to be the only golden brick in the Forbidden City, but I haven't studied it. In the courtyard of the lobby, it is a typical Jiangnan garden feature. Among them, there are a man and a woman and two arhats, who have been together for nearly 300 years. Male trees only blossom, while female trees do not bear fruit. Careful observation shows that the female tree is graceful and the male tree is tall and straight.
Lady Wang Ancestral Temple: This is the ancestral temple that egrets have to mention. In feudal society, due to the influence of the concept that men are superior to women, there are few buildings named after women, especially ancestral halls, except perhaps the chastity archway of Mrs. Wang's shrine.
Mrs. Wang's charitable behavior has always been praised by local people. Before she died, Mrs. Wang was still obsessed with the establishment of the Yicang, and told her son that the scale of the Yicang should not be less than 1000 tons per year, and it was stored on the second floor for disaster relief and poverty alleviation. It is said that there were egrets without beggars at that time, and it is said that many poor people came from afar. In addition, the first floor of Mrs. Wang's shrine has also become a private school for poor children. Of course, it has become a material and spiritual relief shrine for egrets. Therefore, the gatehouse of the ancestral temple is wider and more imposing than that of other egrets.
Hongyutang: The structure of Hongyutang is very unique. In front of the door is a rare five-hop wishful bucket arch roof, commonly known as "Nestle", made of wood bricks. Not to mention, its prominent part is also carved with all kinds of beautiful flowers and birds. The local people told us that this master is a famous doctor who saves lives. He was rewarded by the emperor before he built this hall. Even the first-class officials will dismount when they get here.
There are so many ancient buildings that you can only appreciate the essence without witnessing them, not to mention the rich Hakka culture. It can be said that in the egrets, walking is a scene, and people are nostalgic everywhere.
suggestion
It is said that egret taro never served food before, saying that "taro and sweet potato are available in every family", so it can only be eaten by itself and cannot be used to entertain guests. Until the Qing Dynasty, there was a magistrate named Zhong Gu who hated the smell of copper. Every time he goes home to visit relatives, he will bring some egrets and taro back to his boss, colleagues and other social relations people to teach him how to do it. Because "things are rare", egret taro was once regarded as delicious on the table. Later, the bell and drum brought the egret taro seeds to any place for planting, perhaps because the soil and climate were different and the taste was not as good as the original egret taro dishes. For a time, the saying that "Egret Taro went to the official table" was widely circulated, breaking the indecent rules. Nowadays, egret taro has become a pillar industry for local farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich. Egret taro can not only make taro buns, but also make various dishes, such as taro paste, taro loach pot, rice noodle taro, steamed taro and so on.